Hall v. State

OPINION

DOYLE, Justice.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of possession with intent to promote an obscene device, namely, twenty-nine dildos. The court assessed a $350 fine as punishment.

On December 10, 1979, officer Rossi, a detective in the Houston Police Department, went to the concession stand of a mini drive-in theater located on the Beaumont Highway in Harris County. At one end of the concession counter, food items were displayed. At the other end, two items identified as dildos were displayed. He purchased one of the two dildos on display and while doing so noticed eight to ten more…